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The Department of Human Development & Family Studies focuses its teaching, research, and outreach activities on the well-being and healthy development of individuals and families over the full span of life, including dynamic relations within the family as well as the family's interactions with other social institutions. The Department's undergraduate and graduate programs present a multidisciplinary understanding of individual and family development and change over the life span. Students are oriented to the broad social, cultural, and historical contexts within which families function, and how context is reflected in developmental variations related to issues of diversity such as family structure, race, gender, class, and ethnicity. Students are exposed to the study of how social policies and various types of social services affect families, family members, and the wider contexts in which families reside. At the graduate level, the Department awards an M.A. and Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies.

Areas of Study

Child or Adolescent Science/Studies - Undergraduate

Development (Child, Human, or Family) - Undergraduate

Family Science/Studies - Doctoral

Family Science/Studies - Master's

Family Science/Studies - Undergraduate

Older Adults (Gerontology) - Doctoral

Older Adults (Gerontology) - Master's

Older Adults (Gerontology) - Undergraduate

Therapy (Couples, Marriage, or Family) - Doctoral

Therapy (Couples, Marriage, or Family) - Master's

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Last Updated

November 15, 2016

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